SOLUTION: Stable High School has a total of 112 boys and girls who play sports. If the number of girls, g is 16 more than twice the number of boys, b, how many girls play sports at this high
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Question 683693: Stable High School has a total of 112 boys and girls who play sports. If the number of girls, g is 16 more than twice the number of boys, b, how many girls play sports at this high school?
Which system of equations would help you solve this problem?
A. b + g = 112
b = 2g + 16
B. b + g = 112
g = 2b + 16
C. b − g = 112
b = 2g − 16
D. None of the systems above would solve this problem
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B
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